The Giants had an active Thursday, agreeing to contracts with two free agents and hiring a coach for the upcoming season.

Former Patriots special teamer Nate Ebner agreed to terms on Thursday morning before the Giants nabbed Colt McCoy to compete for a backup quarterback job. McCoy recently spent four seasons in Washington as a backup and threw 81 passes over the last two seasons.

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McCoy will be competing with Alex Tanney to be the backup to Daniel Jones. Tanney had his contract option picked up after the season, which will cost the Giants one million dollars worth of cap space.

McCoy, c, will battle for the backup QB spot on the Giants roster. (Scott Taetsch/Getty Images)

The Giants also hired Craig Fitzgerald to be the team’s new strength and conditioning coach.

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Fitzgerald recently held the position while employed by the University of Tennessee’s football team.

“I want to thank head coach Jeremy Pruitt, Director of Athletics Phillip Fulmer, Senior Associate Athletic Director Tyler Johnson, our strength staff and the many student-athletes who have represented our program since the spring of 2018," Fitzgerald wrote in his goodbye statement to the university. "Tennessee is a first-class program and will continue to rise under Coach Pruitt’s and Coach Fulmer’s leadership. We will forever be grateful for our time in Knoxville.

“I will be returning to the NFL and joining the New York Giants. Thank you for everything and Go Vols!”

Fitzgerald will replace Aaron Wellman. Wellman left the Giants earlier in March to become the strength and conditioning coach for Indiana University’s football team.

It’s been a busy week for the Giants. They agreed to deals with cornerback James Bradberry, linebackers Blake Martinez and Kyler Fackrell, agreed to re-sign fullback Eli Penny and linebacker David Mayo, agreed to terms with McCoy, and hired Fitzgerald.

The organization that Joe Judge and Dave Gettleman have envisioned is starting to come together.